How is it possible that steel can sharpen steel?
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Honing Steels sharpen by realigning the cutting edge, not to creating a new cutting edge.
Think of the cutting edge like a fine tooth saw, as you use the the knife, the saw teeth can get bent out of shape. The Honing steel assists with straightening out those teeth
Ceramic ones are generally used for Ceramic knife, as the Ceramic is too hard to be honed with steel.
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